Just like right now!
He watched as the tattered county residents flooded into the Inner Street. Yet, when they looked at the Central Yellow Sect Members in their yellow robes, who shielded them from behind, their eyes filled with heartfelt admiration.
A jolt went through Zhao Jiu's heart, which then turned to ice. A single thought surfaced in his mind:
'It's over.'
A Demon invasion of the County was already a catastrophe. It could affect years of tax revenue, income, and so on...
But!
If the Central Yellow Sect were to stir up trouble on top of that, it would just be piling disaster upon disaster!
How did these Central Yellow Remnants manage to spread so far and wide without anyone noticing, even orchestrating such a massive crisis?
There had to be an instigator, or at least someone who was derelict in their duty.
And who would that be?
'Who else could it be but me!'
'No one else could shoulder this blame!'
"Hmph. County Magistrate, watch your words."
